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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 721 · 40 questions
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The fast method (One-step multiplier): Increase by p%: multiply by (100 + p)% — up 20% is × 1.2. Decrease by p%: multiply by (100 − p)% — down 25% is × 0.75. Easy way to multiply: × the whole number (115 or 75), then ÷ 100.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.640 increased by 5% =
  2. 2.748 decreased by 75% =
  3. 3.260 decreased by 5% =
  4. 4.500 increased by 15% =
  5. 5.200 decreased by 15% =
  6. 6.760 increased by 35% =
  7. 7.640 decreased by 5% =
  8. 8.725 increased by 60% =
  9. 9.730 increased by 10% =
  10. 10.682 increased by 50% =
  11. 11.760 increased by 15% =
  12. 12.730 increased by 30% =
  13. 13.540 increased by 15% =
  14. 14.600 increased by 8% =
  15. 15.705 increased by 20% =
  16. 16.155 decreased by 20% =
  17. 17.750 increased by 30% =
  18. 18.732 decreased by 25% =
  19. 19.420 increased by 5% =
  20. 20.550 decreased by 12% =
  21. 21.795 increased by 60% =
  22. 22.700 increased by 20% =
  23. 23.255 decreased by 40% =
  24. 24.760 increased by 5% =
  25. 25.80 increased by 10% =
  26. 26.360 decreased by 60% =
  27. 27.365 decreased by 40% =
  28. 28.45 decreased by 20% =
  29. 29.620 increased by 15% =
  30. 30.710 increased by 20% =
  31. 31.140 decreased by 40% =
  32. 32.234 increased by 50% =
  33. 33.50 increased by 10% =
  34. 34.160 increased by 35% =
  35. 35.125 increased by 12% =
  36. 36.610 increased by 50% =
  37. 37.676 decreased by 25% =
  38. 38.700 increased by 60% =
  39. 39.300 increased by 35% =
  40. 40.120 increased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 672
  2. 187
  3. 247
  4. 575
  5. 170
  6. 1026
  7. 608
  8. 1160
  9. 803
  10. 1023
  11. 874
  12. 949
  13. 621
  14. 648
  15. 846
  16. 124
  17. 975
  18. 549
  19. 441
  20. 484
  21. 1272
  22. 840
  23. 153
  24. 798
  25. 88
  26. 144
  27. 219
  28. 36
  29. 713
  30. 852
  31. 84
  32. 351
  33. 55
  34. 216
  35. 140
  36. 915
  37. 507
  38. 1120
  39. 405
  40. 126

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